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Best european smelt lakes in Sweden

530 Sweden waters list european smelt (official records or labelled estimates), 275 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. A small, cold-water schooling fish that spends much of the year suspended over deep basins and moves toward spawning water in spring.

1. Vänern — 348 ft · Approximated contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #1: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
2. Västra Silen — 180 ft · Approximated contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake Whitefish, BurbotWhy #2: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
3. Ö Gotlands S kustvatten — Sector 07 — 64 ft · Survey depth data · 97% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
4. Ö Gotlands S kustvatten — Sector 02 — 111 ft · Survey depth data · 99% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
5. N Höga kustens kustvatten — Sector 06 — 404 ft · Survey depth data · 98% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
6. V Gotlands N kustvatten — North — 248 ft · Survey depth data · 98% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
7. V Gotlands N kustvatten — Central West — 322 ft · Survey depth data · 98% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
8. Yxlaområdet — 158 ft · Survey depth data · 74% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
9. N Bottenhavets kustvatten — North East — 300 ft · Survey depth data · 99% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
10. Gudingen — 172 ft · Survey depth data · 87% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
11. Bergöfjärden — 98 ft · Survey depth data · 97% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
12. Oskarshamnsområdet — 123 ft · Survey depth data · 96% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites, 4 carry-in or shore-oriented
13. M Bottenvikens kustvatten — Sector 03 — 252 ft · Survey depth data · 98% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
14. Öregrundsgrepen — Central — 147 ft · Survey depth data · 95% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
15. Öregrundsgrepen — North West — 93 ft · Survey depth data · 98% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
16. M Hallands S kustvatten — Central — 55 ft · Survey depth data · 99% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 8 public access sites, 8 carry-in or shore-oriented
17. M Hallands S kustvatten — North West — 53 ft · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites, 4 carry-in or shore-oriented
18. M Bottenhavets M kustvatten — Sector 01 — 238 ft · Survey depth data · 98% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
19. N Kalmarsunds kustvatten — Sector 07 — 154 ft · Survey depth data · 99% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
20. Bråvikens yttre skärgård — West — 169 ft · Survey depth data · 97% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
21. Seskaröfjärden — 82 ft · Survey depth data · 95% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
22. S Höga kustens kustvatten — North — 363 ft · Survey depth data · 98% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
23. S Ölands kustvatten — Sector 06 — 36 ft · Survey depth data · 97% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
24. M Bottenhavets M kustvatten — Sector 04 — 223 ft · Survey depth data · 98% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
25. N Skäggenäsområdet — 79 ft · Survey depth data · 95% measured · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites, 6 carry-in or shore-oriented

…plus 505 more Sweden waters holding european smelt.

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When to fish european smelt in Sweden

• Spring 3–25 ft — Spring concentrations can be brief and regulation-sensitive; check local rules before targeting a run.
• Summer 25–70 ft — Use the deepest basins as search areas, then let electronics establish the actual suspended depth.
• Fall 15–55 ft — Smelt remain pelagic; position relative to bait marks matters more than the nearest shoreline feature.
• Winter 20–65 ft — Keep a tiny jig above a marked suspended school and observe any local gear or harvest limits.

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